Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-23


son, J. G. Moore, G. A. Peple, W. L..
Robinson, John O'Brien, and @, A.
Carr. Mr.. A. ii. Fitzgerald, principal
of the white schools, came in later.
A resolution was adopted endorsing
| the action of the Building Committee
| in letting Rev. Mr.. Wiley have one OF
| the rooms at the Fifth-street building,
which is not used by the schools, in
which to teach at night the boys and
| girls who work in the cotton-factory.
The committee was instructed to see
| that one of the lower rooms is used In
stead Of the one now used on the up
per floor, which has been pronounced
unsafe.
INA FL0URIsHNG CONDITION.
After the transaction Of some rou-
! tine business Mr.. Fitzgerald presented
a paper showing the roll-strength OF
| the schools this session as compared
with the last one also, showing what
progress has been made in the several
| studies in each grade as compared with
that made last session. The report is
very encouraging, and shows that in all
of the schools together there are 4i4
names on roll this session as against 36l
last year, showing an increase of eighty
three. Considering the accommoda-
tions, which are by no means adequate
to the demands, the schools this session
have made remarkably good progress,
and the average attendance has been
good.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Weisiger offered the following
Whereas the cause of public educa-
ton and the growing needs of the city
of Manchester urgently demand that
there should be full and good accom-
modation for the children attending
and desiring to attend the public
schools of this city; and whereas the
city does not now furnish such accom-
modation therefore be it
Resolved, ]. That the City Council
be requested to provide two good pub
lic-school houses-one for white chill
dren and one for colored children
with ample accommodations.
9. That the Council be requested to
take decisive action on the above, as
the present houses are totally unfit for
the purpose for which they are now
used.
Mr.. Weisiger spoke earnestly infavor
of the adoption of his resolutions and
insisted that there will never be any
better time for erecting the much-needed
buildings than the present ; besides, the
Council has formerly morally obligated
itself to erect the buildings this year.
A somewhat lengthy discussion fol-
lowed, in which all favored the adop
ton of the resolutions but doubted the
expediency of doing SO at present, all
circumstances being considered.
LAID on THE TABLE.
On motion of Mr.. Peple, the matter
was laid on the table until the next
meeting of the Board.
During the discussion Mr.. O'Brien,
who is also member of the Council, said
that he had conversed with the majority
of the Council, and he entertains no
doubt that when the proper time comes
the necessary amount for this purpose
will be made by unanimous vote and
before an appropriation for anything
else is made. This proper time, he
thinks, will be after the option on the
outstanding bonds expires in July, and
when they are funded into new bonds
bearing lower rate Of interest.
Adjourned.
RULE AGAINST THE COUNCIL.
The Hastings Court met yesterday
morning, and without transacting any
business of importance adjourned over
until to-day. All of the cases OF par
ties presented for nuisance have been
continued until the next term, and a
rule has been issued against the mem
bers of the Council, returnable at that
time, for each of them to show cause why
information should not be filed against
them for failure to abate nuisances in
certain portions of the city. The men,
bers of the Council will be represented
in court by City-Attorney Clopton.
The conveyances of real estate during
the past month have been larger than
for any preceding month for a number
of years In the office of the clerk OF
the Hastings Court between the jan
uary and February terms of the court
forty-fve deeds were admitted to re-
cord.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
There are now four real estate agen-
cies in the city and the fifth one is about
to be established.
The contractors and builders antici-
pate busy spring, and some OF them
have considerable amount of work on
hand already. Among the houses
building is one at the northeast corner
of Hull and Twelfth streets for Mr..
b. w. Nunnally, who will remove his
dry-goods store there.
The funeral OF Mr.. T. L. Payne,
whose death was announced in the Dis
patch of yesterday, took place from his
residence in Chesterfield county at 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. A num-
Der of relatives and friends of Rich
mond and this city went out to attend
the funeral. Deceased was at one time
engaged in business in this city with DR..
Chiles, under the firm-name Of Ckiles
& Payne.
AT the literary entertainment given at
the colored Baptist church Monday
night under the auspices of the Lang
ston Lyceum the question, (Which is
More Beneficial TO a Community, the
Doctor or the Lawyer !? was discussed.
William Moon took the affirmative and
M. A. Harris the negative side. The
negative won. The Lyceum, which has
among its members some OF the best
colored citizens OF the city, expects al
an early day to have al address from
Professor j. NJ. LangstoD, of the Vir'
ginia Normal and Collegiate Institute,
at Petersburg.
A fox-hunting party composed ol
sportsmen from this city and Richmond
: was made up yesterday 10 take hunt
| in the woods and fields Of Chesterfield
but owing to the threatening appear
ance of the weather the trip was post
poned until more auspicious day.
5 At the regular convocation OF Man
! chester Royal Arch Chapter, No. AS, t.
be held Thursday, the Royal-Arch de
( gree will be conferred upon the fiv'
members who were advanced at thu
called convocation last Saturday night
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